November 1, 2023

UCSF IT Security

Awareness News You Can Use

Monthly Articles, Contests, and Upcoming Events

November's Quiz is on Safe Holiday Shopping

Please read "Don't Let the Bad Guys Steal Your Holiday" and take the monthly quiz. All UCSF faculty, staff, contractors, students, and affiliates who take the quiz will be entered in a drawing for one of six $50 Amazon gift cards.

Remember, you can also visit our previous security awareness articles and take the quizzes. Visit our past campaigns at the UCSF Cybersecurity Awareness Site.

Latest Phishing Campaign

If you missed the "red flags" from our latest  UCSF-wide mock phish, they are displayed at the bottom of our page "Protect UCSF and Myself from Phishing and Other Similar Scams".

If an email seems at all strange, report it via Phish Alarm. You will find out almost instantly how to further interact with the email. Over-reporting is not an issue! Better safe than sorry! 

Required UC Cybersecurity Awareness Course

All UCSF Faculty, Staff, and Students must annually complete the UC Cyber Fundamentals Awareness Course on the UC Learning Management System (LMS). Five people win a $50 Amazon gift card each month! Find out more about the course and see the new contest below!

See the Latest Phishing Scams and Know

What To Do! 

In the last year, cyber criminals delivered a wave of cyber-attacks that were not just highly coordinated, but far more frequent and advanced than ever before seen. Many of them began with a phishing email. To help everyone be more aware of the current widespread and impactful phishing scams, IT Security has created a page New Phishing Threat Alerts. It lists the prevalent phishing campaigns and provide additional information on:

  • What to watch out for
  • Key actions to take
  • Tips to remember

 

Please bookmark the page and check back often. IT Security will be updating it frequently.

 

Ongoing Monthly Contests

 

Everyone Can Win a Prize!

1. Refer your UCSF friends and colleagues to the UCSF Awareness Site and ask them to:

  • Read the latest article and take the quiz.
  • Ask them to enter your email address as the referrer.
  • State they are new to the site on the last page of the monthly quiz.

For each 20 people you refer, you will win a $25 Amazon gift card (limit 2/year, referrals do not expire).

 

2. Each month we will be selecting one person to win a $50 gift card from everyone who uses the Phish Alarm Button to report suspicious emails. They will win a $50 gift card. This important security tool analyzes the email and lets you know if it is an actual phish. No need to contact the Service Desk or IT Security when you get something suspicious. For more information, please visit the Phish Alarm Overview Page.

 

3. Each month we will be randomly selecting five people from everyone with “current” status on their UC Cyber Fundamentals Awareness Course assignment to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card. Here’s how to check your status on the annual training requirement:

  • Click on the UC Learning Center link in MyAccess
  • Click on “UC Learning Center Login” from the UC Learning Center page
  • Click on “Required Training”
  • Check the Status of “eCourse: UC Cyber Security Awareness Fundamentals”

Winners Circle

October Awareness Quiz Winners

‌Jennifer Morris

Molly Battistelli

Jassel Vanegas

Maurice Zwass

Rena Mei

Chester Lim

 

October Phish Alarm Winner

Kathy Khehra

 

October LMS Cybersecurity

Awareness Course Winners

Jennifer Truang (Clinical Lab)

‌Leilani Lien

Spencer Nyarady

Ofelia Torres

Alexis Beatty

 

October Top Quiz Referrers

Millo Pasquini

Eve Phong (Dinh)

Khin Nyunt

Cristina Morrison

‌Julie Erich

Jennifer Camacho

Matthew Lau

Thea Dela Cruz

Casey Nelson

John Hasper

Gato Gourly

Jason Dong

 

‌Cyber-Hygiene Poster Winner

Jody Lewin

Upcoming Events

Monday, November 6, 2023, 2:00 PM

Fireside chat with Van Williams, chief information officer of the University of California

Join the UC Tech community on November 6, from 2-3 p.m. for a fireside chat with Van Williams, vice president of Information Technology and chief information officer (CIO), University of California, as he discusses his past two years leading systemwide Information Technology, his plans for the UC Tech community of 10,000 employees across 23 locations, and more.

Click here for more information and to register

Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 11:00AM-12:30PM

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Workshop 

The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a comprehensive and sweeping privacy law that applies to entities that handle the personal data of individuals in the European Economic Area (EEA). Its scope is more expansive and its requirements different than most US privacy laws, such as FERPA or HIPAA. It impacts many campus activities, including collaborative research, recruiting, and fundraising. This session is recommended for those who have completed either Privacy @ UC San Diego or the Privacy 101 workshop and handle personal data of individuals within the EEA. ​ This workshop is held semi-annually via Zoom.

Click here for more information and to register

Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

‌Testing Websites with Users with Disabilities

This monthly event, every second Wednesday from 9 to 10:30 a.m., is for everyone at UCSF who is interested in digital accessibility. For those simply interested in the screen reader experience, to curious website developers and content editors.

Click here for more information and to register